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Why is the case with Americans in general?
Why do, American always think that US law takes precedence when there is a conflict of law with other countries in these cases and expect everybody in the world to abide by American law and never respect the law of other countries?

Why do Americans think it is okay for American women to take her Spanish born daughter back to the USA and keep her in the USA, yes or no? This is parental abduction under Spanish law, but since a US Federal Judge says that the child can not leave the USA before her 18 birthday. This is upheld on appeal. The child is a citizen of the USA and Spain.

Why would an American father expect every body in the world to abide by a New Jersey child custody order and never respect the laws of others (countries)? According to the US Department of State on Spanish soil, you have to abide by Spanish laws not New Jersey law. The child is on Spanish soil. In this case the Spanish Supreme court has ruled that the same little girl can not leave Spanish soil before her 18 birthday. The only reason why that is the case is because the American father appealed to the Spanish Supreme court to have his daughter returned. Why would he want to have the same mother spend 14 years in jail if he does not get what he wants? The same child will have no mother and father if he does this.

In all reality, everyone believes their country (heck even on a smaller note, state, provence, city, town, etc.) should have the last say when the truth is, where they are at dictates who has the last say. If someone were to have a child here in the states w/someone who has an allegiance with another country, that individual leaves for a "vacation" back to their homeland, then decides not to return with the kids, the U.S. parent is pretty well boned. The same happens when a U.S. citizen has a child outside the country, brings them back for a vacation then tells the other parent too bad, the other country is helpless to assist the parent.

Humans are just manipulative beings who will take advantage of any type of leverage they have to win. Sad, but true.

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Forget-me-not | Dec 24, 2009

American women who give birth on foreign soil do not have "foreign" babies–these babies typically have dual citizenship. If you are a United States citizen and you give birth, your child is automatically a United States citizen no matter where he or she is born unless the parents have renounced their citizenship. Your views on infant citizenship seem a bit clouded, and this argument seems a bit silly. There is no one way to handle every single case of abduction, kidnapping, and dual citizenship children. Every situation is different.
Wife of an A1C | Dec 24, 2009

The Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is a multilateral treaty, which seeks to protect children from the harmful effects of abduction and retention across international boundaries by providing a procedure to bring about their prompt return. The "Child Abduction Section" provides information about the operation of the Convention and the work of the Hague Conference in monitoring its implementation and promoting international co-operation in the area of child abduction.

I suggest you contact your government and whine about it to them.
Cabbie Luvr | Dec 24, 2009